Gun attack leaves four dead in Nigeria's Plateau State
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
An attack carried out on Sunday at around 9pm against the village of Bel, in Sho community in Nigeria's Plateau State, left four people dead, including three residents and a security officer. Rwang Tengwong, an official of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, confirmed the deaths and identified three victims, according to Vanguard.
Four people, including three residents and a security officer, were killed in an attack by armed men in Bel village, in Sho community, in Nigeria's Plateau State. The attack took place at around 9pm on Sunday, according to Vanguard, which cited a resident, Bulus Bot.
The civilian victims were identified as Emmanuel Pam Dachung, 15, Joseph Gyang, 28, and Emmanuel Yohanna, 32, by Rwang Tengwong, secretary for communications of the Berom Youth Moulders Association. He said a soldier was also among the dead, bringing the toll to four, while several people were injured.
Rwang Tengwong called on security forces to identify and prosecute those responsible for the attack. Bel village is located in the Barkin Ladi local government area, in a central Nigerian state regularly affected by communal violence.
The attack comes after several recent incidents in Plateau State, including the death of a relative of the Berom youth leader reported on 8 November and the army's release of three women abducted in Plateau State on 7 November.
